An early French and Acadian settlement which is being extensively researched
by a non-profit volunteer committee. One facet of the research is the identification
of the descendants of these settlers, in view towards preparing a memorial for
a cemetery rededication and reunion weekend, to be announced at a later date.

The following Francophone families are known to have lived along the river:

Daigre/Boudrot

Delanne/Caissy

Laborde/LePrieur

LeBlanc/Bourge

LePrieur/Olivier

LePrieur/Chiasson

Bourque, Burke

DetchevarryCheverie, Shiverie

Shasong/Chiasson

Doucet, Doucette

Launderie, Landry

Longapee, Longaphie

Michele

Petre, Pitre, Peters

Roach

Others?

Photo by Waldron Leard

Following the departure of the French and Acadian families from Cape
Breton and the Rollo Bay area ca. 1800, settlers of British and
American descent moved onto the vacated properties.

The following English speaking families are known to have lived along the river:

Abel

Aitken

Amburg

Black

Blaisdell

Brown

Burke

Cahill

Clements

Coffin

Conaghan

Cooper

Crawford

Davidson

Davis

Dewhurst

Dingwell

Dixon

Douglas

Duchemin

Fallas

Flockton

Francis

Gorman

Harris

Henderson

Jackson

Johnston

Jordan

Knight

MacCallum

MacDonald

MacEachern

MacInnis

MacKenzie

MacLeod

MacNevin

McKie

Mead

Murphy

O'Conner

Rielly

Rielly

Ross

Symonds

Townshend

Underhay

Ward

Webster

Wilmer

Wilt

Wood

Further information regarding the project may be obtained from:Jean Jans, jjjans@pei.sympatico.ca